Springfield man threatens to kill himself in court

AP , Associated Press

Apr. 17, 20138:58 AM ET

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Springfield man who slashed his own throat in court when he was convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 2008 has promised to kill himself again after getting up to eight years tacked onto his sentence.

Donald Gibson was sentenced Tuesday to seven to eight years in prison for violating the condition that he have no contact with his victim. Prosecutors say he wrote sexually explicit letters to her from prison, where he is serving an eight- to 10-year sentence.

The Republican (http://bit.ly/ZxekNI ) reports that the 44-year-old Gibson threatened to kill himself on Tuesday within the year and screamed "Look what you've done to me" at the victim.

Gibson used a small piece of a battery casing fragment to cut his own throat in court in 2008.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Springfield man who slashed his own throat in court when he was convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 2008 has promised to kill himself again after getting up to eight years tacked onto his sentence.